New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said CB Brian Williams will play in the third preseason game Saturday, Aug. 27, even though he signed with the team earlier this week. Coughlin said he expects Williams to pick up the defense quickly.

Alex Marvez, of FOXSports.com, reports Atlanta Falcons CB Brian Williams (knee) will be lost for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, according to a source. Williams suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of the team's Week 6 game and did not return. Williams will likely be replaced in the starting lineup by CB Chevis Jackson.